CPM Seminar

Quantum Optics with 2D and Not 2D Materials

Pankaj K. Jha

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Syracuse University

Novel materials are the backbone of quantum technologies of the 21st century. In this seminar, 2D materials and metamaterials will be discussed as emerging platforms for quantum optics and quantum technologies. The first part will be devoted to engineering quantum interference among radiative channels whose coupling is forbidden by selection rules [1, 2]. Next, we will discuss our ongoing work on color centers in hexagonal boron nitride, which has emerged as a promising candidate for a single photon source at room temperature [3,4]. I will conclude by sharing our research vision for harnessing novel materials for many photon-starved applications such as quantum LiDAR, quantum sensing and imaging, quantum key distribution, etc. that require high system detection efficiencies [5].

[1] P. K. Jha, X. Ni, C. Wu, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 025501 (2015)
[2] P. K. Jha, N. Shitrit, X. Ren, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 116102 (2018)
[3] P. K. Jha, H. Akbari, Y. Kim, S. Biswas, H. A. Atwater, Nanotechnology 33, 015001 (2021)
[4] H. Akbari, S. Biswas, P. K. Jha, J. Wong, B. West, H. A. Atwater, Nano Lett. 22, 7798 (2022)
[5] M. Bhupati, A. Mall, A. Kumar, P. K. Jha (To be published 2023)